Definition of outpatient
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment — compare inpatient
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Recent Examples of outpatient from the Web
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The trial involved 766 patients who were receiving outpatient chemotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where Basch practiced before moving to Lineberger.
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Jick said his letter only referred to people getting opioids in the hospital for a short period of time and has no bearing on long-term outpatient use.
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Jick said his letter only referred to people getting opioids in the hospital for a short period of time and has no bearing on long-term outpatient use.
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Jick said his letter only referred to people getting opioids in the hospital for a short period of time and has no bearing on long-term outpatient use.
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DEA investigators cited in part a larger quantity of drugs kept in stock at the larger VA medical centers to treat a higher volume of patients, both outpatient and inpatient, as well as for distribution of prescriptions by mail.
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Inpatient admissions have grown by 12 percent, emergency department visits have increased by 17 percent, 58 percent more behavioral health beds have opened, and outpatient clinic service have greatly expanded.
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Anyone who has experienced such a loss is invited to attend the event at the hospital garden, which is near the emergency and outpatient entrance.
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In 2016, Children's counted more than 1 million visits in outpatient care.
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First Known Use of outpatient
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OUTPATIENT Defined for English Language Learners
outpatient
playDefinition of outpatient for English Language Learners
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: a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
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See words that rhyme with outpatient Spanish Central: Translation of outpatient Nglish: Translation of outpatient for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of outpatient for Arabic speakers
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